Durant trade request could lead to NBA lockout – media

Forward request”brooklyn » Kevin Durant a trade during the offseason could lead to an NBA lockout, according to the New York Post.

According to the source, club owners are unhappy with the behavior Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons Brooklyn, as basketball players miss practice and games for personal reasons. This could complicate the negotiation process between the team owners and the players’ union, scheduled for December, which will decide whether or not to withdraw from the collective agreement in the summer of 2023. Moreover, the owners are unhappy with the constant trade requests from Brooklyn’s star players.

Earlier, ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Durant, 33, had requested a trade from the New York club. The American’s contract with the Nets runs until 2026.

Durant has been with Brooklyn since 2019. He is a two-time NBA champion (2017, 2018) with Golden State, as well as a three-time Olympic champion (2012, 2016, 2020).

In 55 NBA games last season, the forward averaged 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. In the first round of the NBA playoffs, Brooklyn lost to Boston in the series 0-4.

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